The law of the land is very clear that all citizens are equal before the law and entitled to equal protection. However, the same argument doesn’t stand when it comes to issues like divorce, adoption and inheritance across religions. For instance, the minimum cooling period for couples seeking a mutual divorce is one year. This rule is widely applied to Hindus, Muslims, Parsis, but not the Christians.

When a Christian couple files for divorce, under Section 10 A (1) of the Divorce Act, the dissolution of the marriage is only valid after a separation period of two years. Therefore, the need of the hour is to form and implement a uniform civil code.